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Transfusion Transmitted
Injuries Surveillance System
Project Progress Report 2001-2002
Transfusion Transmitted Injuries Section
Blood Safety Surveillance and Health Care Acquired Infections
Division
June 2003
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Table of Contents
| Preface | |||
| Acknowledgement | |||
| 1. | Introduction | ||
| 2. | Methodology | ||
| 2.1 | Transfusion Reaction Reporting | ||
| 2.1.1 | British Columbia | ||
| 2.1.2 | Quebec | ||
| 2.1.3 | Nova Scotia | ||
| 2.1.4 | Prince Edward Island | ||
| 2.2 | Analyses | ||
| 3. | Results | ||
| 3.1 | Overall Results | ||
| 3.2 | Age and Sex | ||
| 3.3 | Relationship to Transfusion | ||
| 3.4 | Severity of Outcome | ||
| 3.4.1 | Deaths | ||
| 3.4.2 | Bacterial Contamination | ||
| 3.5 | Implicated Blood Products | ||
| 4. | Discussion | ||
| Appendix 1: | Canadian Transfusion Adverse Event Reporting Form | ||
| Appendix 2: | Minimum Data Elements for Reporting of Transfusion Related Adverse Events to Health Canada | ||
| Appendix 3: | Definitions | ||
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